McIntosh Labs XRT1.1K Floor Standing Loudspeaker
The XRT1.1K delivers room-filling dynamics with a remarkably wide, even soundstage, using its 70-driver line array to keep stereo imaging convincing across the room. Best of High End highlights its powerful musicality, while Audioholics notes the dramatic piano-black-and-aluminum execution. Tri-wire capability and flagship-scale output complete a formidable luxury loudspeaker.
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Sound Quality
86/100
Build Quality
92/100
Value for Money
85/100
Pros
Line-array design produces a wide, even sound field with strong stereo imaging across many listening positions.
Powerful, room-filling musical presentation with consistent output for listeners seated farther away.
Premium construction combines seven-layer piano-black finish, aluminum detailing, removable magnetic grilles, and an adjustable aluminum-and-glass base.
Three sets of gold-plated binding posts enable tri-wiring or tri-amping.
Cons
Its $60,000-per-pair MSRP places it firmly in the luxury category, with limited independent comparison of value against reference rivals.
At nearly 6 feet tall and 181 lb each, the imposing physical footprint demands substantial room and careful installation.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 86/100
Available coverage describes an unusually powerful, musical and room-filling presentation, with the line-array design particularly praised for maintaining consistent coverage across seating positions. The excerpts offer less detail on tonal balance and individual frequency ranges than on scale, imaging and output capability.
Bass
85/100
The supplied listening coverage characterises the XRT1.1K as delivering a powerful, room-filling musical experience. There is no detailed commentary on bass extension, texture, control or behaviour in different rooms.
Mid
85/100
Best of High End calls the overall presentation extraordinarily musical, a description that suggests an engaging and coherent presentation through the heart of the music. The reviews do not specifically discuss vocal timbre, instrumental body or crossover integration.
Treble
84/100
The broad praise for musicality is encouraging, but the provided reviews do not directly assess top-end air, treble delicacy, detail retrieval or brightness. Listeners seeking a clear account of the tweeter's character will need more audition-based coverage.
Soundstage Imaging
88/100
The line array is credited with an even, wide sound field and exceptional stereo imaging across nearly all listening positions. The excerpts do not go into comparable detail about image depth, layering or pinpoint image focus.
Dynamics
89/100
Review coverage highlights a powerful presentation that can readily fill a room, while the line-array approach is said to preserve level and quality for listeners seated farther away. This points to impressive large-scale output and broad listening-area consistency, though there is little direct discussion of low-level dynamic nuance.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
92/100
The XRT1.1K makes an emphatically premium visual and physical statement, combining a seven-layer piano-black finish, aluminum trim, a machined aluminum-and-glass base, and adjustable feet. Its steel support structure and magnetically covered detailing are also described as carefully executed, although the excerpts do not address long-term ownership durability.
Value for Money
85/100
Audioholics lists the XRT1.1K at $60,000 per pair and presents it as a less imposing route to McIntosh flagship technology. None of the supplied reviews directly compares its price with rivals or offers a clear verdict on whether the premium is especially compelling.
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Specifications
- Impedance Nominal
- 8 Ohms
- Power Rating
- 1,200 Watts
- Frequency Response
- 16Hz - 45kHz
- Sound Pressure Level, 2.8V/1m
- 89dB
- Crossover
- 150Hz, 400Hz, 2kHz
- Number of Woofers
- 4
- Woofer Size
- 6.5"
- Woofer Type
- Nanocarbon Fiber/Nomex Honeycomb Long Throw
- Number of Midranges
- Low Frequency: 2Upper Frequency: 24
- Midrange Size
- Low Frequency: 6.5"Upper Frequency: 2"
- Midrange Type
- Low Frequency: Nanocarbon Fiber/Nomex Honeycomb Long ThrowUpper Frequency: Aluminum–Magnesium Dome
- Number of Tweeters
- 40
- Tweeter Size
- 3/4"
- Tweeter Type
- Aluminum–Magnesium Dome
- System Type
- Ported 4-Way Floor Standing
- Grille
- Black knit cloth, magnetically attached
- Available Finishes
- Piano Black
- Unit Dimensions (W x H x D)
- 21-7/32" (53.89cm) x 70-23/32" (179.65cm) (including feet) x 21-7/32" (53.89cm)
- Unit Weight
- 181 lbs (82 kg)
- Shipping Weight
- 319 lbs (145 kg)
Manufacturer's Description — McIntosh Labs
- 1,200 Watt power rating
- Ported 4-Way; Tri-amp & Tri-wire
- Line Array design with 70 drivers
Following in the footsteps of the larger-than-life XRT2.1K is the equally impressive but more accessibly sized XRT1.1K Loudspeaker. Featuring a 1,200 Watt power rating, the full range XRT1.1K is an exceptional speaker in its own right. With its more user-friendly size that is 14" (35 cm) shorter and 173 lbs (78 kg) lighter than the XRT2.1K, the XRT1.1K can comfortably fit in a wider variety of home environments. While not as large as the XRT2.1K, the XRT1.1K is still an extraordinary loudspeaker that produces a powerful aural experience and sonic performance that can easily fill a room with astonishing musicality.
The ported, 4-way XRT1.1K speaker uses our line array design to yield an even and wide sound field, producing exceptional stereo imaging in nearly all listening positions. With our line array speaker design, listeners closer to the XRT1.1K will not be overpowered by extremely high volumes as they will only be on axis to a portion of the drivers; listeners farther away will be on axis to more of the drivers and will be able to easily hear the music without any large drop off in sound level or quality.
The XRT1.1K uses a total of 70 individual drivers consisting of (4) 6.5” woofers, (2) 6.5” low frequency midranges, (24) 2” upper frequency midranges and (40) ¾” tweeters. The woofer and low frequency midrange drivers that were first designed for the XRT2.1K have been incorporated into the XRT1.1K.
They are housed in the large bass enclosure cabinet located behind the line array. Their diaphragms are extremely stiff yet lightweight and their long throw design produces amazing bass extension. In front of the bass cabinet is the line array where the upper frequency midranges and tweeters, which were also first developed for the XRT2.1K, are found.
Utilizing capacitors and inductors with low loss and high current capacity, the crossover network is engineered to ensure an even frequency response over the entire audible range. The type of inductor used in each section of the network has been specially chosen for high linearity, even at high power levels. This prevents distortion of the music at any frequency. The network also employs self-resetting high current PTC type fuses to provide an extra measure of protection for the drivers.
Like the XRT2.1K, the XRT1.1K looks as striking as it sounds. The bass cabinet is finished with 7 layers of high gloss piano black paint and has touches of brushed and black aluminum. The line array features hints of the classic McIntosh front panel with a black center section and silver trim. It is suspended in front of the bass cabinet via steel spiders that are inspired by modern skyscraper construction; they are capped with magnetic covers that mimic the look of McIntosh control knobs. The speaker grilles feature black knit cloth with high gloss trim; if you prefer to have the drivers visible, the grilles are easily removed via their magnetic fasteners. The base plate is made of machined aluminum and glass. It has 4 adjustable feet that allow the speaker to make perfect contact with your floor, thus eliminating a possible source of distortion or vibration.
Your speaker cables are securely attached via our gold-plated Solid Cinch speaker binding posts that prevent the cables from coming loose. Separate pairs of binding posts are available for the mid/high, low and subwoofer frequencies to allow for tri-amping or tri-wiring if so desired. The McIntosh logo on the base can be illuminated with the use of our Power Control technology found in our amplifierspreamplifiersintegrated amplifiers and other products. Contact your local dealer to learn more.
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